Xpress Raises For Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted 191 days ago

Wed 31st Oct, 2pm

As October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, some of Cardiff University’s societies decided to do their bit for the cause.
Over 44,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, this includes over 300 cases of male breast cancer. Around 1,000 women die from this disease each month, but with more research being done every day, an estimated 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive for at least 5 years.

Friday 26th October saw Xpress Radio campaigning for Breast Cancer Breakthrough, as Xpress members manned a pink stall in the Union reception all day. The sale of pin badges, phone charms and wristbands saw Xpress raise just short of £200 throughout the day.
Any Access All Areas goers would have been hard pushed to miss the girls kitted out in pink and topped off with pink wigs collecting for Breast Cancer Breakthrough last Friday night. The girls, armed with collection buckets, sold the remaining badges and wristbands, along with pink glow sticks and sweets.

The Xpress girls were joined by Shag and RAG in Access All Areas, who were also collecting for Breast cancer awareness. RAG, who also sold pink glow sticks, raised a total of £200 on the night. RAG also collected on Saturday night for Meningitis, and raised £400 for this charity.

A cake sale on the 3rd floor of the union helped to raise an additional £70 for Breast Cancer Breakthrough. This brought the total raised for Breast Cancer Breakthrough up to £544.
Thank you to anyone who donated to these charities. Your money is going towards a good cause.